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J. H. BOYDEN FOUNTAIN UNI T Filzed Oct. 5. V1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 'W'INVENTOR 'JOHN HA/vso/v BoYDE/v /2 ATTQRNEYS -201feryas-pe'cts of theinvention.

Patented Sept. v22, 1931 UNITED :STAT-Es PATE OFFICE .JOHN HANsONBOYDEN, or G'IENDADE, MARYLAND, AssrGNon To n. D. HUDSON MANUFACTURINGOOMBANY, Or'MINNEAPoLIs, MINNESOTA, A CORPORATION OF MINNESOTA FOUNTAINAUNIT Application filed October 3, T928. Serial lo. 810,004.

This invention relates to improvements -i-n 'drinking fountains or thelike, and has among' its objects to provide av drinking 10 that Velementwhich supports and protects the '-boWl ;4 v-tofprovide 'valve operatingmechanism arranged' Within the fbO'vv-l and positioned toV 'be'ope-ratedby the drinker; lto provide such a means and arrangefit so that15 it cannot assume kanon-valveopera-ting position; andy to generallyprovide-a cheap construction which canI jbe` easily assembled.

Features loi the invention include `all 'the detailsi'oconstruction,,asWell as the broad- Features-and *advantages Aof the invention Willappearin the descriptifon of the'drawings foririi-n-,q a partof thisapplication, `and in said draw-ings v 25? Figure 1 isy averticalsection;

Figure "2 is a side eleva-tion ofthe knockdown unit'wi'ththe bowlremoved; 1

FigureI 3 is -a top plan vievvl of the `cornplete device, sliowingitsdetachable relation tol a' tubular support;

Figure 4 is a section 0n line 4--4 of Fignre l; Y

Figure-5l is section on line v55A ofl Figure 1;

Figure 6 is a bottom plan; Figure 7 is a top pla-n Withthe valve andyWater pipe Vconnection rei-noved;

Figure '8 is a detail vertical section. taken on; 11i-ne 8 8' ofFigure?.

A feature yofftlredevicefis the mounting of the Watergsupply pipey orconduit andA the valve upon'- an-felement with supports the bowlinoperativepositiolr in relation tothe .valve Yandthe supplypipo,forming a u-nit which can be attached to a support, and to whichthelbowl can be -detacliably secured. Theben/'lf yclamp and Water supplypipe support is formed iii-t-Wo-'pi:eces', one designated :5,.fandtherother v6% These two elements are v*piwoted ytogether asiat-.7.VYEach element is providedwithy ai groove, fthe `groovesl cin 'additionto the 1groo-ve,-has a downward extension l1 :providedwith a-latzfaicel2 which engages tlie-bowl at ya point below its rim bead 16 toreinforce it.; The| facey of this extension l1,` willordinarily/:conform Tshiisis `a valuable featurefbecause experience hasshown that unlessv the ybowls are yreir-iforceid inV some manner,thesometimes competitive struggle of animals to use the drinkinglfmiri-tau'jn causes :hieakagewolf the Moreover thel 'frequent collisionof animalbodies with thefbowh iwhen theK force isl applied 'aahorizontaldirection, :results breakage -ot thef-boiwl unless some sort o-ffrei-nforcement-is-provideohA VIt will be understood that when, theydevice is; ini Yopere v-ative position aswshoxvn for example i'n Figpure 6, the ygrooves 595-10.,- cooperaite' to "form ,a continuous, thisinstance, circular groove,` havin-gan arc greater .than ,1809.

By this Imeans the a-rrris 5- and. each `extend beyond- -ia 'diameter Af(see vFigure of the ybowl 1X5. 'The bowl is provided Wi'th'a* bead 16-which lies With-in the' grooves' 9' and l0 when the devine is inclamping position.

.Hand screw is; threaded into an extension .190i the arnr 6 and impingesa portion of, 'the anni 5,. as `:clearly shown: in Figures,

is bored yas at 21, see Figure 7, for the reception of the bolts of aclip indicated` in dotted'tlines' at '22,' which in this instance As'best shown in- Figure 1.,: each. arm of the support,

vto the coniguraitionrfof surface of thelfbovwl.

Other features of the invention are the. ,mounting of the liquid supplypipe, and the yarrangement and'construction ofthe valve l yforcontro-lling it, all upon the clamping and supporting element whichincludes the members 5 and 6. This liquid supply elemeiit,`

which may be considered a valve-controlled spigot, is detachably securedandv for this purposeis provided with a vertical portion 30 threaded tolreceive the supply pipe v29,

said portion having a base flange 31 which engages the element 5,*andwhich` is secured by any suitable-means 32. Leading from the poition'30and curving downwardly into tithe bowl is an extension 35, having suchan angular relation and'being so spaced that thebowl can be introducedbetween it and .the element 5. This relation is best shown Vin Figure 1.This spigot. portion 35-is providedat its bottom end-with lateraleXtensions 36l (see Figures 2 and 3) and atubular 'valve support-ingextension `37 has elements .38. complemental to the elements 3G,suitable vfastening devices 39 being employed to clampingly secure theelements together.

The valve supporting'and` valve seat-forming element has a tubularextension 40 fitting the-bore of the extension 35 see Figure 1). LWithina boreof the element 37 is formed a shoulder 41 abuttingly arrangedagainst vwhich is: a sleevev 42i constitutingl a valve vseat againstwhich a valve element 44 normallyengages when the device is not in use.

The element 44 is arranged upon a stem .45 and is held in its adjustedposition by nuts 46,'one arranged at each opposite side.

455'10 forcibly hold the element 44 against its seat,` a coil spring 48is provided which sur- .rounds the stem as shown, and the stem is.provided with fins 50 which act to center the spring and permitcirculation through thepassage. The inner 'end of the spring,

abutsfthat portion of the element 37 which forms a shoulder 41 and itsopposite end .engages aspider-like abutment 52 of the stem which, inthis instance, when the valve is seated, projects slightly below theextension 37. Abutment 52 is engaged by one arm 53 ofa V:lever-like'valve operating element, pivotedas atA 54 to an extension of theelement 37, and having its otherarm 56 shaped .substantially as shown innIiigure 3 of the drawings'and arranged in this instance to be engagedAand depressed bythe nosev of an animal. This depressionwill result iiithe opening of the valve and the delivery l of the water to the bowl,and the valve control element will automatically move to closed positionupon release.

In order to prevent a movement of the valve control element to aninoperative position, for example against the element 35, it is pivotedby means of an extension 60 and this extension projects beyond the'pivot5 4 as at 61 and engages the element 37 toy limit the vmovement of the`control element substantially at the position indot and dash lines in'Figure 2. This is arfeature of the invention.

It will be noted that practically all of the Ielements ofthe device aredetachable and renewable, to-wit: the two clamping elementsY 5- and 6;the conduit in relation to one of the clamping elements; the `valvesupporting` and seating forming element in relation to the conduit; thevalve mechanism in relation to the valve seating element; and:

tlievalve control element in relation to the valve seating element, andto a bowl clampingly held by the elements 5 and 6. These .are valuablefeatures of the invention pro- Moreover; Va valuable feature, of theinvention is lthe unitary relation of the clamping element viding aknock-down structure.

and the water supply conduit and controlling valvetherefor. q y

I claim as my invention:

1. An element adapted. to be detachably securedtoa support 'and havingmeans adjust-able'to clainpiiigly circumferentially engage the rim ofareceptacle to secure the same in liquid-retaining position, and alsof."

to reinforce the receptacle, a liquid supply vconduit carried bytlieelement and having `a portion arranged to lie within a receptaclesupported by the element, said conduit having a valve, and:V avvalvecoiitrol means*- carried by the 'conduit and also arranged to liewithin the supported receptacle, and positioned to be operated by-aportion of the nose Vof a drinker when the mouth is positioned towithdrawA liquid from the re:`

ceptacle.

2. A support, an element detachably secured thereto andliavingadjustable clamping elements, said elements having means tocircumferentially and prot'ectingly cn-" gage the rim of a drinkingvessel, and a liquid supply conduit carried by one of the clampingelements and having a valve, an element secured to said supply conduitand adapted to lie within the vessel, in a posi' tion to be moved bythedrinker when in drinking position to open the valve. i

3. A device of the class described comprising means adapted tocircumferentially .engage the rim of a drinkingbowl andclampinglysupport-the bowl, and means detachably supportedvby saidclamping means for delivering water into the bowl.

y 4. A device of the classidescribed comprising: WO pYoted-together armsadapted to :aus

circumferentially engage the rim of a drinking bowl and clampinglysupport the bowl, and means supported by one of the arms of saidclamping means for delivering water 5 into the bowl.

5. A pair of pivoted arms cooperable to support a drinking bowl byengagement with the bowl rim throughout a substantial portion of itscircumference, and hav- 10 ing portions which protectingly overlie therim. f

6. A pair of pivoted arms cooperable to support a drinking bowl byengagement with the bowl rim throughout a substantial 15 portion of itscircumference, one of the members having means for attaching it to asupport, and means detachably secured to one of said clamping elementsand adapted to deliver water into the bowl.

20 7. In combination, a receptacle having a rim bead, a pair of arcuatemembers, each having a groove which overlies the rim and receives thebead and each member having av portion which engages the wall of the re-D ceptacle below the bead to reinforce the receptacle adjacent its openside, and means pivoting the members to swing from one another torelease the receptacle.

8. In combination, a receptacle having a tg rim bead, a pair of arcuatemembers each having a groove which overlies the rimand receives the beadand each member having a portion which engages the wall of thereceptacle below the bead to reinforce the receptacle adjacent its openside, means pivoting the members to swing from one another to releasethe receptacle and means for applying clamping pressure to bring theelements against the receptacle.

9. An arm having means adapted to -detachably secure it to a support, asecond arm pivoted to the first and adjustable to secure a receptaclebetween the arms, said arms being adapted to engage the rim of areceptacle as well as a portion of the receptacle below the rim for asubstantial portion of the circumference, and a liquid supply conduitdetachably secured to the top of one of the arms and having a portionarranged to deliver liquid within a receptacle supported by the arms.

l0. .An arm having means for detachably securing it to a support, asecond arm pivoted to the iirst and adapted to coopcrate with the firstarm to clampingly support a receptacle, and having means protectinglyoverlying the rim throughout a` substantial part of the rimcircumference.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set ,l my hand this 14th day ofSept. 1, 1928.

JOHN HANSON BOYDEN.

